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May 19th
175 Notable deaths
John Frederick Bailey
Australian botanist (1866-1938).
Born August 5th, 1866 in Brisbane.
Died May 19th, 1938 at 71 years old in Brisbane.
Raoul de Boigne
Sport shooter (1862-1949).
Born December 25th, 1862 in Geneva.
Died May 19th, 1949 at 86 years old in Ouveillan.
Erik Abrahamsson
Swedish long jumper and ice hockey player (1898–1965).
Born January 28th, 1898 in Södertälje.
Died May 19th, 1965 at 67 years old in Södertälje.
John Brinck
American rower (1908–1934).
Born September 16th, 1908 in Winters.
Died May 19th, 1934 at 25 years old in Falfurrias.
Ingemar Hedberg
Canoe racer.
Born March 8th, 1920 in Örebro. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2019 at 99 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Paul Sturzenegger
Argentine-born swiss footballer (1902-1970).
Born August 7th, 1902 in Rosario.
Died May 19th, 1970 at 67 years old in Lugano.
Perchouhi Partizpanyan-Barseghyan
Armenian politician, writer and humanitarian.
Born July 8th, 1889 in Plovdiv. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1940 at 50 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alfred Baudrillart
French catholic cardinal (1859-1942).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Paris.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 83 years old in Paris.
Marie Pujmanová
Czechoslovak writer, poet and bookwriter.
Born June 8th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1958 at 64 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lloyd Butler
American rower.
Born November 11th, 1924 in Sparks.
Died May 19th, 1991 at 66 years old in Mesa.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams